Wes Payne - So Much For Subtlety
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I'm here to chew bubble gum and repost, and I'm all out of bubble gum.
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I've asked the question many times before, but: let us imagine that we knew, with absolute metaphysical certainty, that Trump was a Russian asset -- FSB payroll stubs and everything. What would he be doing differently?
The answer is still: nothing.
The answer is still: nothing.
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Not sure I understand the news value in bringing Tom Cotton on your TV show to repeat a monstrous lie you watched him say on television earlier this week
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Not sure I understand the news value in bringing Tom Cotton on your TV show to repeat a monstrous lie you watched him say on television earlier this week
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People who couldn't handle the mild inconvenience of social distancing are somehow going to endure the far more immense disruption of getting randomly shot by their neighbors?
Sure, ok 👍👍
Sure, ok 👍👍
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
People who couldn't handle the mild inconvenience of social distancing are somehow going to endure the far more immense disruption of getting randomly shot by their neighbors?
Sure, ok 👍👍
Sure, ok 👍👍
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The Kremlin is praising the new US security strategy.
Any questions?
Any questions?
December 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The Kremlin is praising the new US security strategy.
Any questions?
Any questions?
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I think an important thing to understand about brofluencer ideology is that they do not just deny that being toxic and shitty makes you a less appealing partner, they insist that women are only genuinely attracted to toxic and shitty men and being kind will instead make women lose respect for you.
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I think an important thing to understand about brofluencer ideology is that they do not just deny that being toxic and shitty makes you a less appealing partner, they insist that women are only genuinely attracted to toxic and shitty men and being kind will instead make women lose respect for you.
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I would argue that Trump is the greatest threat to our economy, security, and ways of life. It's not immigrants, Muslims, people of color, women, trans people, or LGB people... It's Trump and those who share his warped and detached from reality point of view.
December 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I would argue that Trump is the greatest threat to our economy, security, and ways of life. It's not immigrants, Muslims, people of color, women, trans people, or LGB people... It's Trump and those who share his warped and detached from reality point of view.
This is your sometime reminder that Charlie Kirk’s killer would likely still be at large if he hadn’t been chasing internet clout.
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is your sometime reminder that Charlie Kirk’s killer would likely still be at large if he hadn’t been chasing internet clout.
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“They were on a list”? Oh, fuck you.
"Bradley told lawmakers that the orders he received from Hegseth were to kill the individuals on the approved target list, which included everyone on the boat, then destroy the drugs and sink the boat, those sources said."
They were civilians.
They were civilians.
Admiral told lawmakers everyone on alleged drug boat was on a list of military targets
Adm. Frank Bradley said U.S. intelligence had identified the 11 people on the boat and determined the military was authorized to kill them as part of Trump’s campaign against alleged drug-smuggling ve...
www.nbcnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
“They were on a list”? Oh, fuck you.
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Every time someone tells Musk no, he acts out & throws a tantrum. He presents a clear & present danger to the United States, NATO & its member states, the EU & its member states, & most other nation-states. He should be dealt with accordingly.
Elon Musk and his Russian friends call for the abolishment of the EU
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Every time someone tells Musk no, he acts out & throws a tantrum. He presents a clear & present danger to the United States, NATO & its member states, the EU & its member states, & most other nation-states. He should be dealt with accordingly.
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"FIFA Peace Prize" is right up there with "Vegan Abattoir Of The Year".
December 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"FIFA Peace Prize" is right up there with "Vegan Abattoir Of The Year".
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By the way, at least half the time someone proposes a ban on dual citizenship in the US or UK, if you scratch the surface it’s antisemitism
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
By the way, at least half the time someone proposes a ban on dual citizenship in the US or UK, if you scratch the surface it’s antisemitism
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Right wingers keep talking about civil war & FAFO, & all I can think is "we are very lucky that they are so fucking stupid"
see the thing about them all being the worst people in the world is that even when one of them gets killed they can't create a proper cult of martyrdom around him because the others get jealous he's getting all the attention.
I'm not quite sure where to start
December 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Right wingers keep talking about civil war & FAFO, & all I can think is "we are very lucky that they are so fucking stupid"
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COVID provided a lot of real-time evidence of which people would sacrifice for the greater good, innovate, keep up morale and emotionally endure devastating loss...and which would sell out their grandma if it meant they could go back to Applebee's.
The guys who rioted during covid lockdowns because they couldn't get a harcut or harass food servers are going to fold on day 2 of the civil war, if they manage to survive that long
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
COVID provided a lot of real-time evidence of which people would sacrifice for the greater good, innovate, keep up morale and emotionally endure devastating loss...and which would sell out their grandma if it meant they could go back to Applebee's.
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There's also just the fact that they don't feel like they won because they're psychopaths completely divorced from reality. People are still getting abortions, the TV shows still have people of color, gay people haven't disappeared.
They're mad about not personally receiving the respect (deference) they think they are owed
Which they don't get, because they're assholes
bsky.app/profile/skyl...
Which they don't get, because they're assholes
bsky.app/profile/skyl...
What are these people so upset about? They won! They own all three branches of government. Just let us live our lives.
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
There's also just the fact that they don't feel like they won because they're psychopaths completely divorced from reality. People are still getting abortions, the TV shows still have people of color, gay people haven't disappeared.
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Sitting in a comfortable home with a steady income; living a life of almost unbearable tedium and routine; fantasizing about the psychopathologies potentially unleashed by the fall of civil society, the only freedom still possible for him.
that's cool, man, but have you tried the taste of a refreshing matcha latte
December 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Sitting in a comfortable home with a steady income; living a life of almost unbearable tedium and routine; fantasizing about the psychopathologies potentially unleashed by the fall of civil society, the only freedom still possible for him.
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Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told his officers that they have a duty to intervene if they see ICE committing crimes and will be fired if they don't. We need more of this.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara told his officers that they have a duty to intervene if they see ICE committing crimes and will be fired if they don't. We need more of this.
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
www.ms.now/news/minneap...
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Considering that I was largely correct about how the war in Ukraine would develop and where Europe would eventually find itself, I will allow myself to share a few thoughts on how I see things unfolding for us in the future:
December 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Considering that I was largely correct about how the war in Ukraine would develop and where Europe would eventually find itself, I will allow myself to share a few thoughts on how I see things unfolding for us in the future:
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By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
Elon Musk is against the European Union being the European Union —he posted this after X (fka Twitter) was fined for violations of the EU’s Digital Services Act.
December 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
By “sovreignty” he means “states should be weak enough so that billionaires like me should be able to treat them as feudal vassals” bsky.app/profile/lora...
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I’m from the generation that remembers when these diseases ran rampant. Perhaps we need to be reminded with a dose of repeated history
December 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m from the generation that remembers when these diseases ran rampant. Perhaps we need to be reminded with a dose of repeated history
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Today I stand with great pride! My cat has informed me I have won the FIFA award for the world‘s best decorated Christmas tree! It does not matter that the only judge was my cat, it does not matter that treats were fed under the table… It’s still legit!
#Caturday #CatsOfBlueSky 😺
#Caturday #CatsOfBlueSky 😺
December 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Today I stand with great pride! My cat has informed me I have won the FIFA award for the world‘s best decorated Christmas tree! It does not matter that the only judge was my cat, it does not matter that treats were fed under the table… It’s still legit!
#Caturday #CatsOfBlueSky 😺
#Caturday #CatsOfBlueSky 😺
Say-- doesn't the "redacting" constitute destruction of evidence?
I don't want the Epstein Files that only talk about Epstein and Democrats, I want its entirety unredacted showing Republicans and Democrats alike, including the President Donald Trump.
December 7, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Say-- doesn't the "redacting" constitute destruction of evidence?
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“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮…
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴.
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴.
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”
The Holocaust Photo That Shatters the Myth of “Just Following Orders”
What really happened to Nazi soldiers who refused orders?
thegrimhistorian.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮…
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴.
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘮. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘚𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘴.
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦; 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.”
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The thing about being an US born person of immigrant extraction who has also lived in a couple of other countries and traveled to a bunch more is... I can be both very clear eyed in the way the US sucks while also being aware of how other countries use the USA's failings to distract from their own.
December 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The thing about being an US born person of immigrant extraction who has also lived in a couple of other countries and traveled to a bunch more is... I can be both very clear eyed in the way the US sucks while also being aware of how other countries use the USA's failings to distract from their own.
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Anyone who uses the language of business when talking about government is, at this point, a dishonest looter and should be loudly and repeatedly mocked
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Anyone who uses the language of business when talking about government is, at this point, a dishonest looter and should be loudly and repeatedly mocked
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Bibi’s long term influence operation targeting US Christians & their faith & political leaders continues to pay off for him & the extremists he’s empowered.
AFP’s John Wessels photographs a thousand Christian Pastors from the United States holding a mass prayer at the Western Wall in Jerusalem
December 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Bibi’s long term influence operation targeting US Christians & their faith & political leaders continues to pay off for him & the extremists he’s empowered.
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anyone who describes themselves as a raconteur in their bio for anything is a pretentious douchebag and you should run
December 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
anyone who describes themselves as a raconteur in their bio for anything is a pretentious douchebag and you should run